American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
When Campion Met Miss Anscombe
Edmund Campion (1540–81) and Elizabeth Anscombe (1919–2001) were among the most brilliant of their generations of Oxford…
What Does “Back to Normal” Mean?
Modernization involves multiple accelerations, says the German sociologist Hartmut Rosa in his 2010 book, Acceleration and Alienation.…
James Herriot and the Desire for Home
Thanks to the new PBS show All Creatures Great and Small, there has been a surge of…
Epiphany at Cana
Early in John’s Gospel, Jesus attends a wedding at Cana of Galilee, where he turns water to…
Catholic and Classical
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Andrew Seeley joins the…
Catholic Coherence, Catholic Integrity
In 2007, the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean completed their fifth general conference with a…
We Laugh, They Rule
No columnist’s cleverness could do justice to the absurdity of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s opening prayer for the…
Bring Back the Body
What It Means to Be Human:The Case for the Body in Public Bioethicsby o. carter snead harvard,…
Papa Don’t Preach
The Lying Life of Adultsby elena ferrante translated by ann goldsteineuropa editions, 336 pages, $26 For about…
Quite Contrary
Here’s the Story:A Memoirby mary mcaleese sandycove, 416 pages, £20 Mary McAleese is known to some as…
Rethinking Religious Freedom
Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me:Why Governments Discriminate Against Religious Minoritiesby jonathan fox cambridge, 292…
The Diseasing of Judgment
Students clamor for “safe spaces.” Protesters smash windows and political leaders insist on saying that it’s important…
This Blue
The way the light of youfinds me through the hot,bright unnamable blue, that square of ancient glassin…
True Crime Junkies
Are you bored? In need of distraction? Hungry for a morsel of entertainment? Let’s review pop culture’s…
Catholics and the Incoming Biden Administration
Joe Biden has been in public life for a very long time, so many of us are…
